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has gotten out of control, government's run amok, and government's become a bully. and someone's got to stand up to a bully. >> host: november 2012, postelection, what did the 2012 elections clarify for you? >> guest: boy, that we as republicans need to do something to grow as a party. we're in danger of becoming a dinosaur if we don't figure out what people want out on the west coast, new england, around the great lakes. they're solid blue. until we figure out what people want, we're not going to win again as a party. >> host: what do you think they want? >> guest: i think they are conservative, they think we should balance our budget, but i also think they don't think we should be at war everywhere all the time. i think they want a little more tolerant policy as far as putting people in prison for possession of marijuana. i think they'd like to see more local judges take care of that, less prison time. i'm not in favor of encouraging people to use marijuana, but i also don't think we should be putting people in jail for it either. >> host: now, this is your second
has gotten out of control, government's run amok, and government's become a bully. and someone's got to stand up to a bully. >> host: november 2012, postelection, what did the 2012 elections clarify for you? >> guest: boy, that we as republicans need to do something to grow as a party. we're in danger of becoming a dinosaur if we don't figure out what people want out on the west coast, new england, around the great lakes. they're solid blue. until we figure out what people want,...
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he was a bad decision maker for the british government in the early years. but to blame it all on him would be a great mistake. >> what is your take on the 16 points that were made by thomas jefferson in the virginia constitution and therefore the declaration of independence? >> that is all this stuff about george iii being an ogre and being responsible for everything. that was dressed up for very good reason. if you were urging a revolution, and by political theory of the era, you could overthrow a tyrant. overthrowing a tyrant was ok, it was not a civil war. it was something that had greater justification. in order to make the case they needed heading into the period of wanting to be credible to the other nations so they could gain from france or spain, and this was another reason for the declaration of independence, you had to make george iii out to be a tyrant. sonya, with all these arguments about what he did. that is where tempers and dead. -- so they made all these arguments. >> what did you think about jefferson? >> i did not think much. he was a wor
he was a bad decision maker for the british government in the early years. but to blame it all on him would be a great mistake. >> what is your take on the 16 points that were made by thomas jefferson in the virginia constitution and therefore the declaration of independence? >> that is all this stuff about george iii being an ogre and being responsible for everything. that was dressed up for very good reason. if you were urging a revolution, and by political theory of the era, you...
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[laughter] effect that he could not remember the departments in the government, i guess it is a little forgivable. i did it for the same reason in many respects. i wanted to deal with something i liked, that i thought was worth pursuing. and a long time ago, i did a book called "the emerging republican majority." i thought i would take the methodologies that i would use in that book and try to come up with a good explanation of the realignment of 1775. that is a good part of what this new book is about. >> before we get into this, a number of years ago, he called you a liberal. we have known you over the years as supposedly a conservative. and does your own views on liberal conservatives now pierre .> wrot i was always a bit more of a populist. been't think i have ever where i would call a liberal. somebody might call me a progressive. certainly even within the republican party. outsider, and i-establishment carrion, -- anti-a stable monetary and -- anti establishmentarian. >> what did you think of richard nixon when you worked with him? >> i liked him better after i wasn't working wit
[laughter] effect that he could not remember the departments in the government, i guess it is a little forgivable. i did it for the same reason in many respects. i wanted to deal with something i liked, that i thought was worth pursuing. and a long time ago, i did a book called "the emerging republican majority." i thought i would take the methodologies that i would use in that book and try to come up with a good explanation of the realignment of 1775. that is a good part of what this...
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he was a bad decision maker for the british government in the early years. to blame it all on him would be a mistake. >> what is your take on the 16 points that were made by thomas jefferson in the virginia constitution and then the declaration of independence? >> all that stuff about george iii being an ogre and responsible for everything, if your urging a revolution, by political theory, you could overthrow retired. -- a tyrant. overthrowing a tyrant would be a good thing. in order to make the case they needed heading into wanting to be credible to the other nations, such as france or spain whatever, you had to make george iii out to be a tyrant. so he came up with all of these arguments about what he did and that is with jefferson did. >> what did you think? >> i was not a big jeffersonian after i did all of this. he was a wordsmith. he was not a good executive when he was governor of virginia. he was not able to organize effective resistance. he wasn't famous until he was famous in the sense that we know historically now. so when he was running for presi
he was a bad decision maker for the british government in the early years. to blame it all on him would be a mistake. >> what is your take on the 16 points that were made by thomas jefferson in the virginia constitution and then the declaration of independence? >> all that stuff about george iii being an ogre and responsible for everything, if your urging a revolution, by political theory, you could overthrow retired. -- a tyrant. overthrowing a tyrant would be a good thing. in...
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the federal government does not redecorate your room for you. that is not one of the benefits. my mother shot that down pretty quickly. [laughter] >> you try to put a poster up -- if you try to put a poster up, is that frowned upon? >> i always wanted a brass bed from the time when i was a child. the curator said is there a brass bed in storage. the white house has these huge storage units of furniture. is there one that you can bring from storage and put it in susan room so she could have a brass bed? but it is not of the era of the house. [laughter] ok. eventually, clem found a brass bed in missouri that was of the era of the house. that was exquisite. i mean, it had a half canopy and it was the most beautiful thing and the whole wide world. the family loaned it to us. then jack carter and his wife wanted to keep the bed because they realized how beautiful it was. the family in missouri said, no, we all republicans and we are taking it back. [laughter] there are all kinds of things that go on that you will never hear about these stories. >> that is a perfect segue. we are goi
the federal government does not redecorate your room for you. that is not one of the benefits. my mother shot that down pretty quickly. [laughter] >> you try to put a poster up -- if you try to put a poster up, is that frowned upon? >> i always wanted a brass bed from the time when i was a child. the curator said is there a brass bed in storage. the white house has these huge storage units of furniture. is there one that you can bring from storage and put it in susan room so she...
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a limited government with limits defined by the natural rights of the government. does this entail religious beliefs question mar? i believe that religion has been, and can still be, supremely important and helpful to the flourishing of our democracy. i do not believe it is necessary for good citizenship. regarding the question of our government's logic, i do not think the idea of natural rights requires a religious foundation. or even that the founders uniformly thought so. it is indubitably the case that natural rights are especially grounded when they are grounded in religious doctrine. i come at this large subject a bit obliquely. we in journalism are admonished not to bury the lead. we are supposed to put the most important point early on in our story. i will begin rizzoli by postulating the following -- - briskly by postulating the following. --- the decision made in the first decade of the last century about where to locate princeton university's graduate college. princeton's president, woodrow wilson, want to be graduate college located on the main campus.
a limited government with limits defined by the natural rights of the government. does this entail religious beliefs question mar? i believe that religion has been, and can still be, supremely important and helpful to the flourishing of our democracy. i do not believe it is necessary for good citizenship. regarding the question of our government's logic, i do not think the idea of natural rights requires a religious foundation. or even that the founders uniformly thought so. it is indubitably...
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he saved countless millions of europeans from starvation, then he completely reorganized the federal government. >> yeah. nancy and mike have written a terrific book from beginning to end. but i found that to be the most compelling and newest material. i didn't know it. i knew hoover had lived forever with -- downstairs from mrs. douglas macarthur in the waldorf and had his vision of that without much else. and it's -- i think one of the general principles it goes to is, you know, if you're the president of the united states, by and large you get your phone calls returned. and if you're there, you have any resource you want to presumably, at least -- you make a case to somebody to have them do something. and i think the greatest presidents have been ones who have done two things, one is they've loved the job and they've loved the politics of it, which doris can tell us more about johnson and that than anybody, but also people who have felt that the sands are running through the hourglass all the time and they want to mobilize any resource they can find to accomplish what they want to accomplish
he saved countless millions of europeans from starvation, then he completely reorganized the federal government. >> yeah. nancy and mike have written a terrific book from beginning to end. but i found that to be the most compelling and newest material. i didn't know it. i knew hoover had lived forever with -- downstairs from mrs. douglas macarthur in the waldorf and had his vision of that without much else. and it's -- i think one of the general principles it goes to is, you know, if...
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there's supposed to be three equal branches of government but we're more equal. we're going to use our advise and consent power under the constitution to effectively undermine and attack the judiciary and the executive branch. that is not what the framers had in mind. show me a "federalist paper" and the discussions over how the constitution was put together where any of our framers argued that advise and consent is designed so that congress can basically damage the executive branch, judicial branch by refusing to consider nominatio nominations. so that's one big change. well, let's take a look at motions to proceed. motions to proceed, we see back here in 1932, there was filibustered. and then we see in the early 1960's a few. and then we see from about 1970, took off. realize that it was not thought that it was appropriate to filibuster just any debatable motion. the idea was it was an issue of deep principle, that you had to make a final stand on to block a bill from passing, that would be final passage. but now, suddenly, oh, hey, we can paralyze the process
there's supposed to be three equal branches of government but we're more equal. we're going to use our advise and consent power under the constitution to effectively undermine and attack the judiciary and the executive branch. that is not what the framers had in mind. show me a "federalist paper" and the discussions over how the constitution was put together where any of our framers argued that advise and consent is designed so that congress can basically damage the executive branch,...
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don't worry, the government will take care of you. we will explain coming up next gerri: retailers are experiencing their worst holiday performance since the 2008 financial crisis. but is it too late to count retailers out? could post holiday discounts have retailers and shoppers spurting? let's ask founder america's research group, president and chief economist. whathappened with retail sales? we were expecting a 3% gain year-to-year, not falling off a cliff. what happened? >> well, i predicted sales would be up about 1.8%. number 150% of consumers, they are only going to shop and buy when there are big bargains. they were going to shop on black friday, wait three days bore christmas, and finally, 74% of consumers will avoid credit cards as much as possible. in doing that, they had to live on their check. gerri: at 1.8%, that is a little bit betterhan what went wrong. >> keep in mind that is store sales numbers. when the consumers did not do credit cards this year,, keep in mind only 75% went christmas shopping for 25% wanted to see
don't worry, the government will take care of you. we will explain coming up next gerri: retailers are experiencing their worst holiday performance since the 2008 financial crisis. but is it too late to count retailers out? could post holiday discounts have retailers and shoppers spurting? let's ask founder america's research group, president and chief economist. whathappened with retail sales? we were expecting a 3% gain year-to-year, not falling off a cliff. what happened? >> well, i...
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and -- on government. we've been able to feature some of the nation's most respected judges, legal scholars, lawyers, and policy analysts. the marquee event in this series is tonight's program, the joseph story distinguished lecture. the namesake of tonight's lecture, joseph story, became the youngest associate justice ever to serve on the united states supreme court when he was appointed by president madison in 1812. justice story made a significant mark on american law in his 33 years on the bench, but his greatest contribution to the jurisprudence is his renowned commentaries on the constitution. eminently quotable, justice story famously and correctly declared, quote, a constitution of government is addressed to the common sense of the people and never was designed for trials of logical skill or visionary speculation, unquote. this lecture series celebrates justice story's legacy in the law. prior joseph story lectures have been in judge robert bork, professor john harrison at the university virginia s
and -- on government. we've been able to feature some of the nation's most respected judges, legal scholars, lawyers, and policy analysts. the marquee event in this series is tonight's program, the joseph story distinguished lecture. the namesake of tonight's lecture, joseph story, became the youngest associate justice ever to serve on the united states supreme court when he was appointed by president madison in 1812. justice story made a significant mark on american law in his 33 years on the...
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today, your government, your fellow citizens are going to strike the gold medal for you. congratulations. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated for the unveiling and presentation of the congressional gold medal by members of united states congress. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, mr. arnold palmer. [applause] >> thank you. mr. speaker, members of congress, reverend clergy, ladies and gentlemen. this is not my first time, so bear with me a little bit. i prepare this wonderful occasion, and i thought about what a thrill it was last time i had the opportunity to address congress in these halls. that was in 1990. on the 100th anniversary of the birthday of president and general dwight eisenhower. i was fortunate enough to have had a warm and rewarding french ship -- friendship with the president, and the last of his years were wonderful. we enjoyed a little golf and a lot of fun. it was a great honor to be able to be with him, a great american. he was that. it was a pleasure for me to spend some time with him. i have had some feelings about this distinguis
today, your government, your fellow citizens are going to strike the gold medal for you. congratulations. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please remain seated for the unveiling and presentation of the congressional gold medal by members of united states congress. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, mr. arnold palmer. [applause] >> thank you. mr. speaker, members of congress, reverend clergy, ladies and gentlemen. this is not my first time, so bear with me a little bit. i prepare...
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one part of the government had one piece and they did not connect the dots. in the intelligence business, you're getting information from very technical sources or wiretaps or satellites that we do not want other people to know about. people in the business want to usually keep the stuff they collect in as small a group responsible in order to avoid the other big problem of moles and so forth. if you look at wikileaks, this was bradley manning who down the the stuff from a forward operating base. there was an archive that was available to thousands of people that had thumb drives that people could take for themselves. that is an example of where sharon went too far. i remember when he first spoke publicly about it. host: oklahoma city is up next, on our democrats' line. caller: good morning. first of all, about been gauzy. i do not think anyone could have foreseen what happened in benghazi. it was not much different. they were both just using talking points. same thing with john kerry. he was in vietnam. at least he went to the party. guest: i think i disagre
one part of the government had one piece and they did not connect the dots. in the intelligence business, you're getting information from very technical sources or wiretaps or satellites that we do not want other people to know about. people in the business want to usually keep the stuff they collect in as small a group responsible in order to avoid the other big problem of moles and so forth. if you look at wikileaks, this was bradley manning who down the the stuff from a forward operating...
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now the government says he can you can only take $2500 out. gerri: they are also limiting what you can spend on. >> that's right. gerri: i want each one of the issue issues here. middle-class people, everyone says, oh, this isn't going to hit me. but you say it well. the sales tax on medical devices. using that to become a big problem? >> that could become a major problem. stryker already announced that it will lay off a thousand people in 2013. there are approximately 400,000 people in the medical device industry, that impact 2 million manufacturing jobs. granted, they are a conservative think tank. but if they are off by 50%, they predict that there will be 43,000 jobs lost as a result of this tax. in the middle class and the working class will pay for this tax to increase premiums. gerri: we don't know what's coming, and i think the price tag on this whole thing is only going to go up and come out of our pockets. thank you for coming on tonight. we greatly appreciate it. gerri: merry christmas and happy new year. >> happy new year to you as
now the government says he can you can only take $2500 out. gerri: they are also limiting what you can spend on. >> that's right. gerri: i want each one of the issue issues here. middle-class people, everyone says, oh, this isn't going to hit me. but you say it well. the sales tax on medical devices. using that to become a big problem? >> that could become a major problem. stryker already announced that it will lay off a thousand people in 2013. there are approximately 400,000...
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government. what do you think about that? doesn't a leader have to be a good manager? >> [inaudible] >> i can understand why they do spend i think is probably the first military in history and a while the harvard -. [inaudible] leaders have to be managers but they have to be leaders for most. and one way you laid is to give subordinates responsibility, but then execute. the problem is if you don't have an organization that optimizes for confidence, you have to micromanage, especially if you can't remove families. so you see the philosophy, commanders are on six-month tours. a lot of them are going through quicker. i remember reading one of the cup is going through five commanders in seven months late in the vietnam war. and if you don't trust your subordinates you hover over them, sometimes literally and helicopters. you have an organization that goes towards mediocrity and stalemate in another way. everybody does it one year tour and do something i made progress on my two or. it's a little different if you're there for three, five or seven years or you are therefore t
government. what do you think about that? doesn't a leader have to be a good manager? >> [inaudible] >> i can understand why they do spend i think is probably the first military in history and a while the harvard -. [inaudible] leaders have to be managers but they have to be leaders for most. and one way you laid is to give subordinates responsibility, but then execute. the problem is if you don't have an organization that optimizes for confidence, you have to micromanage,...
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if angels were to govern men, night external or internal controls on government would be necessary. so said madison, we must have a policy of supplying by opposite and rival interest that defect better not tives. but neither madison nor the other founding father's should predispose without there being good not tives somewhere. such not tives are man testations of good character. our founders were not so foolish as to suppose that freedom can thrive or survive without appropriate education and nourishments of character. they understood this must mean education broadly understood to include not just schools, but all the institutions of civil society that explain freedom and equip citizens with the virtues freedom requires. these virtues include strussness, self-control, mod ization. these reinforce the ration nalt essential to human happiness. notice when madison like the founding father's generally spoke of human nature, he was not speaking as modern progress ives do as manage inconstant, something evolving, something constantly formed and reformedly changing social and other histori
if angels were to govern men, night external or internal controls on government would be necessary. so said madison, we must have a policy of supplying by opposite and rival interest that defect better not tives. but neither madison nor the other founding father's should predispose without there being good not tives somewhere. such not tives are man testations of good character. our founders were not so foolish as to suppose that freedom can thrive or survive without appropriate education and...
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johnson writes in his memoirs at that moment, the power of the federal government began flowing back to the white house. and it did. one of the things this book, "the passage of power," is about, really, is about how lyndon johnson got power back in the white house. what he does with that power once he has it back. this book covers the first forty-seven days of "the passage of power". "the passage of power" from one president to another, up to january 8, 1964. by the end of that time, those 47 days, the passage is over. he has turned jack kennedy's bills, civil-rights bill, tax cut bill, at least started all of them on the road to passage and january 8th is also the day of lyndon johnson's first state of the union speech. the speech in which he makes the presidency his own. with his announcement that america is going to have a war on poverty. if we don't know the man guido, not well enough known in history are wonderful. too many americans live on the outskirts of hope and that is his quote. that is who we have to help. the more detail you learn about how johnson did it, about what h
johnson writes in his memoirs at that moment, the power of the federal government began flowing back to the white house. and it did. one of the things this book, "the passage of power," is about, really, is about how lyndon johnson got power back in the white house. what he does with that power once he has it back. this book covers the first forty-seven days of "the passage of power". "the passage of power" from one president to another, up to january 8, 1964. by...
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well, government revenues are now back, back to where they were in 2007. spending in 2007 was about $2.7 trillion. today, it's more than $3.5 trillion. so spending has increased by almost $1 trillion, almost $1 trillion in the last five years at a time when the revenues have stayed relatively flat. but the point is this: the reason we're running a $1 trillion deficit this year and the year after that and the year after that is because the spending of the federal government has exploded in the last five years. and so this isn't a revenue problem. the revenues are essentially the same as they were five years ago. the goal ought to be to get the economy growing again at a more -- in a more robust fashion. so that we're generating additional revenues coming into the federal government that would make these proficiency the dimensions of these problems look smaller by comparison. and that's why policies that hurt the economy, that slow economic growth -- and everybody conclude concludes that raisingn the middle of a weak economy is a bad idea, if you're interest
well, government revenues are now back, back to where they were in 2007. spending in 2007 was about $2.7 trillion. today, it's more than $3.5 trillion. so spending has increased by almost $1 trillion, almost $1 trillion in the last five years at a time when the revenues have stayed relatively flat. but the point is this: the reason we're running a $1 trillion deficit this year and the year after that and the year after that is because the spending of the federal government has exploded in the...
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napoleon back in france had overthrown the government. he was not exactly -- >> host: constitution nap. >> guest: yeah. not repressed by the argument. he started make noises saying i'm going revoke the treaty. madison, our baseline alternative comes to jefferson. -- >> host: the secretary of state. >> guest: right. closest friend. secretary of state in the room for every negotiation. he said you can't do this anymore. you have to agree and yield it's too big an turn to let your sphrict view. he agrees and he back down. they make purchase. jefferson displays a great deal of skill. the negotiation he choose monroe, absolutely the right person. he gets through the senate, successfully, manages all the things. so he displays flexibility, but think about flexible because he's willing to override the own. it's too big an opportunity let us construction view of the government. stop us. we have to get the land. they did. skill and flexibility are things on the whole we like in a president. you shouldn't be surprised that someone of jefferson's re
napoleon back in france had overthrown the government. he was not exactly -- >> host: constitution nap. >> guest: yeah. not repressed by the argument. he started make noises saying i'm going revoke the treaty. madison, our baseline alternative comes to jefferson. -- >> host: the secretary of state. >> guest: right. closest friend. secretary of state in the room for every negotiation. he said you can't do this anymore. you have to agree and yield it's too big an turn to...
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i like to think if there had been a c-span covering the activities in the american government leading up to and through the sksz successful completion of the raid against osama bin laden the american people would have been proud. >> up next, a very different set of parameters leading to a tough decision. it's a choice that millions of women face in the course of their lives. >> the stress was just overwhelming. i couldn't live up to that responsibility. ♪ ooh baby, can i do for you today? ♪ [ female announcer ] need help keeping your digestive balance? align can help. only align has bifantis, a patented probiotic that naturally helps maintain your digestive balance. try align to help retain a balanced digestive system. try the #1 gastroenterologist recommended probiotic. align. welcome to chevy's year-end event. so, the 5.3-liter v8 silverado can tow up to 9,600 pounds? 315 horsepower. what's that in reindeer-power? [ laughs ] [ pencil scratches ] [ male announcer ] chevy's giving more. get the best offer of the year -- 0% apr financing for 60 months plus $1,000 holiday bonus cash
i like to think if there had been a c-span covering the activities in the american government leading up to and through the sksz successful completion of the raid against osama bin laden the american people would have been proud. >> up next, a very different set of parameters leading to a tough decision. it's a choice that millions of women face in the course of their lives. >> the stress was just overwhelming. i couldn't live up to that responsibility. ♪ ooh baby, can i do for...
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i like to think if there had been a c-span covering the activities in the american government leading up to and through the sksz successful completion of the raid against osama bin laden the american people would have been proud. >> up next, a very different set of parameters leading to a tough decision. it's a choice that millions of women face in the course of their lives. >> the stress was just overwhelming. i couldn't live up to that responsibility. try running four.ning a restaurant is hard, fortunately we've got ink. it gives us 5x the rewards on our internet, phone charges and cable, plus at office supply stores. rewards we put right back into our business. this is the only thing we've ever wanted to do and ink helps us do it. make your mark with ink from chase. >>> for a little over two years anne marie slaughter held one of america's most important jobs. >> i will let anne marie start. >> as director of policy planning at the state department she worked extremely closely with secretary of state hillary clinton, traveling the world and providing strategic analysis and advice o
i like to think if there had been a c-span covering the activities in the american government leading up to and through the sksz successful completion of the raid against osama bin laden the american people would have been proud. >> up next, a very different set of parameters leading to a tough decision. it's a choice that millions of women face in the course of their lives. >> the stress was just overwhelming. i couldn't live up to that responsibility. try running four.ning a...
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i like to think if there had been a c-span covering the activities in the american government leading up to and through the successful completion of the raid against osama bin ladin, the american people would have been proud. >> up next, a very different set of parameters leading to a tough decision. it's a choice that millions of women face in the course of their lives. >> the stress was just overwhelming. i couldn't live up to that responsibility. , wait up!" and i'm thinking, "shouldn't you have more energy than me? you're, like, eight!" [ male announcer ] for every 2 pounds you lose through diet and exercise alli can help you lose one more by blocking some of the fat you eat. simple. effective. advantage: mom. let's fight fat with alli. have a healthier holiday at letsfightholidayfat.com. he opened up jake's very private world. at first, jake's family thought they saved ziggy, but his connection with jake has been a lifesaver. for a love this strong, his family only feeds him iams. compared to other leading brands, it has 50% more animal protein... ...to help keep ziggy's body as
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it was an intense difficulty for us because none in our government knew about the private channel. literally no one except nixon and me and one or two people who were technicians. >> but let me ask you about the risks here because the chinese are a complete black box to you. all you know is that they're pretty crazy, at least seemingly so from the cultural revolutions. >> absolutely. >> so this whole thing if exposed could have been a disaster. >> and, therefore, it was to the enormous credit of nixon that he would take those risks. >> did he worry about the risks when you would talk about them? >> you know, nixon on issues of national interest was enormously curagi curagishs and what was even more remarkable is that nixon was inherently a pessimist and even when taking these risks had a certain sense of doom, that they might not really work, but he felt this was the one move that had to be made. >> so he decides you will go to china. >> yes. >> when we come back, the secrets and the stealth diplomacy that made it all happen. >> and he said, who invited to. why do toys for tots and
it was an intense difficulty for us because none in our government knew about the private channel. literally no one except nixon and me and one or two people who were technicians. >> but let me ask you about the risks here because the chinese are a complete black box to you. all you know is that they're pretty crazy, at least seemingly so from the cultural revolutions. >> absolutely. >> so this whole thing if exposed could have been a disaster. >> and, therefore, it was...
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government. and that gets him a lot of notoriety in the 19th century as well. >> so, where did brigham young come from and began his life? >> he grew up in basically a state western new york. he came from a very poor family. he didn't have any formal education. and was impoverished, really hard childhood. his family moved around a lot. once he was out on his own he moved around a lot. he was a craftsman, kind of a furniture paynter and never really got ahead. in his life entirely changed once he converted to mormonism when he was a little bit more than 30-years-old. >> so how did he need joseph smith etc? >> the book of mormon, shortly after it was published in 1830 some of his family members read it. he later said that he read it and he spent a lot of time thinking and out. he didn't jump on board right away, she was a little bit skeptical and a little uncertain and spend a couple of years considering the claim of this new work of scripture. then he encountered a group of traveling mormon elder
government. and that gets him a lot of notoriety in the 19th century as well. >> so, where did brigham young come from and began his life? >> he grew up in basically a state western new york. he came from a very poor family. he didn't have any formal education. and was impoverished, really hard childhood. his family moved around a lot. once he was out on his own he moved around a lot. he was a craftsman, kind of a furniture paynter and never really got ahead. in his life entirely...
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. >> several members of congress have written books this past year including center rand paul, "government bullies," representative john lewis rose across that bridge about his experience. senator marco rubio, biography, an american son, representative tim ryan, a mindful nation, a single practice can reduce stress, improved performance and recaptured the american spirit. a little off the beaten path for members of congress, senator tom coburn, the debt bomb and robert draper has written a book about congress, do not ask what good we do:inside the u.s. house of representatives. do either of you look for these books when they come out by members of congress or politicians? >> i certainly note them but i feel as if from my sense these books are way too entrenched members of congress not only in positions but potentially to position them for future runs weather within their current offices or something different so it seems as if it is more of a calling card than it is furthering their career as doctors , certainly being authors of books. it is a way of announcing to the public they are part
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the next government should have stopped it. but unfortunately government is government. government kept the foot firmly on the accelerator. why? german capital was flowing into the country at dirt-cheap i nterest rates. it is just like the subprime market here where people were coerced to take loans that could not afford. so, you had executives coming to greece, bribing politicians. the greek government -- they did not listen. then 2008. he is not a stupid man. he was a terrible prime minister, but he is not a stupid man. you know what he did? he bailed out. he affectively called for a general election. it was much worse than obama's first debate. he appeared before them and was like "don't vote for me." he lost that election. he has not spoken since. he is having a nice holiday. and then there was papandreou. who was a 2006. who unfortunately, he did not see the crisis of the eurozone collapsing. the eurozone had no foundation. there was an earthquake. now, let's say between 1995 and 2008 god and his angels descended on an athens and ran the show. with rationality, omni
the next government should have stopped it. but unfortunately government is government. government kept the foot firmly on the accelerator. why? german capital was flowing into the country at dirt-cheap i nterest rates. it is just like the subprime market here where people were coerced to take loans that could not afford. so, you had executives coming to greece, bribing politicians. the greek government -- they did not listen. then 2008. he is not a stupid man. he was a terrible prime minister,...
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government scaring presidents because they have separate information and it's the same time they they've been battered they've lost the pentagon has taken over a lot of the old cia activities with and jaison joint special operations command it's become almost an equivalent to the cia and visible army. you ask about w w it was a nightmare for me and personally as a documentary that we use we get to an untold history but mr bush jr was the ultimate everything that could go wrong could go wrong after two thousand it was him everything that happened to it two thousand and eleven was misinterpreted and rendered bigger and more hysterical but it's still he was part of a process that had seemed to have been accelerating anyway the process of militarizing the plan bush did it badly obama does it a lot better. so the movie that you made that you say i was too sympathetic to i was never sympathetic to i was empathetic the difference dramatist i am a drum it's in that case i'm not making a documentary i did. the movie in which we walk in his shoes we understand how this not a very deep thinking man
government scaring presidents because they have separate information and it's the same time they they've been battered they've lost the pentagon has taken over a lot of the old cia activities with and jaison joint special operations command it's become almost an equivalent to the cia and visible army. you ask about w w it was a nightmare for me and personally as a documentary that we use we get to an untold history but mr bush jr was the ultimate everything that could go wrong could go wrong...
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i looked at how he developed his governing strategy and electoral strategy and it really dominated. this is the back story to what happened with this presidential campaign. >> david corn, showdown is his most recent book and we are here at the national press club.
i looked at how he developed his governing strategy and electoral strategy and it really dominated. this is the back story to what happened with this presidential campaign. >> david corn, showdown is his most recent book and we are here at the national press club.
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how do you feel looking back twenty five years later at the relationship between wall street and our government. don't get me started you know of my father was in wall street so i grew up republican conservative in new york city and my life and underwent a lot of changes and by the time i was thirty five forty years old i was rethinking everything and i had a chance to go back and visits my dad's world of wall street from that i knew from the fifty's and sixty's but it completely changed in the eighty's and there was a new breed of banker investment trader shark that had come into the pool and was devouring some of the smaller fish the emphasis being on money not on serving the client not on helping the economy gear is getting it all you know you could for yourself. and that gene. it was self evident there was a self destructive behavior about wall street the laws started to deregulate the computers brought on a new speed and volume so gordon gekko was a conglomeration of people that we met and michael douglas portrayed it was slick charming and apparently it attracted a lot of young people to
how do you feel looking back twenty five years later at the relationship between wall street and our government. don't get me started you know of my father was in wall street so i grew up republican conservative in new york city and my life and underwent a lot of changes and by the time i was thirty five forty years old i was rethinking everything and i had a chance to go back and visits my dad's world of wall street from that i knew from the fifty's and sixty's but it completely changed in the...
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i've always regarded the cia as a criminal organization of sort like a mafia operating inside the us government scaring presidents because they have separated from it they've lost the pentagon is taking over a lot of the old cia. special operations command has become almost an equivalent to the cia invisible army. for me and personally as a documentary that we use we get to an untold history. junior. everything that could go wrong could go wrong after two things but the two of two thousand and eleven was missed. the movie that you made that you say i was too sympathetic to i was never sympathetic to i was empathetic the difference just dramatist i am a dramatists in that case i'm not making a documentary i did a movie in which we walk in his shoes we understand how this not a very deep thinking man who resembles harry truman in my mind a bit becomes president because he's the son of a president and his drives are very simple to me and i think there's a human in the film at the same time a little bit of heart quite a bit of heart but it's not because i like him. thank you for explaining i'll be
i've always regarded the cia as a criminal organization of sort like a mafia operating inside the us government scaring presidents because they have separated from it they've lost the pentagon is taking over a lot of the old cia. special operations command has become almost an equivalent to the cia invisible army. for me and personally as a documentary that we use we get to an untold history. junior. everything that could go wrong could go wrong after two things but the two of two thousand and...
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host: several members of congress have written books this past pastor including senator rand paul, government bullies and represented john lewis wrote another book, across that bridge about his experience. senator marco rubio a biography, an american son and represented tim ryan a mindful nation how a single practice can help reduce stress, improve performance and recapture the american spirit. a little off the beaten path for members of congress. senator tom coburn, the debt bomb and robert draper has written a book about congress. do not ask what good we do inside the u.s. house of representatives. do either of you look for these books when they come out by members of congress or politicians? >> guest: i certainly know them but i feel as if at least from my standpoint that these books are way too entrenched the members of congress not only in their positions but also potentially to position them for future runs, be it within their current offices or maybe something different. so, it seems as if it's more of a calling card then it is furthering their career as authors. certainly, being autho
host: several members of congress have written books this past pastor including senator rand paul, government bullies and represented john lewis wrote another book, across that bridge about his experience. senator marco rubio a biography, an american son and represented tim ryan a mindful nation how a single practice can help reduce stress, improve performance and recapture the american spirit. a little off the beaten path for members of congress. senator tom coburn, the debt bomb and robert...
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his philosophy is, you govern from the center. you begin writing a bill from the center which means you bring everybody on board, put them in a room and talk about what they like. it's not the way it works in today zero some policy where their idea now the republican leadership and previously with the democrats were guilty of the same thing, let's take our opposition far to the extreme and make them, although in that direction and we get something towards the center than okay. but let's start there. that is not the dingell weigh in unfortunately i think his way is dying. >> the passing of an era. we have time for questions, about 15 minutes. the mud upon is in the center. even though we are amplified please use your outside voice so we can hear you appear and we will take as many as they tell as we can take and when they tell us we can't take anymore we are going to cut you off. >> i am for specific question. given the too big to fail banks, now bigger and more consolidated than ever, and given the dodd-frank bill reforms regulati
his philosophy is, you govern from the center. you begin writing a bill from the center which means you bring everybody on board, put them in a room and talk about what they like. it's not the way it works in today zero some policy where their idea now the republican leadership and previously with the democrats were guilty of the same thing, let's take our opposition far to the extreme and make them, although in that direction and we get something towards the center than okay. but let's start...
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in terms of his actual working in the governance, toward the governance of this country ,-com,-com ma again and again i learn from both republicans and democrats that he doesn't have the skill set as lyndon johnson had for instance, how to manipulate the levers of power in washington or ronald reagan who would get get together at the end of the day with tip o'neill, the democratic speaker of the house, have a drink with him, reminisce, tell jokes and then start working out how to get a bill pass. barack obama doesn't seem to know how to do that. he in fact, in private, he's a very introverted ers and who doesn't reach out beyond the small group of chicago operatives whom he has brought with him to the white house. >> opera had tried to ignore the ominous change in tone coming from the obama transition team as barack obama is it not gration drew near oprah's calls to michelle went and returned. instead oprah heard from max devlin that newly appointed white house ceremonies coordinator who told oprah that she needed to talk to him first about the interview. once more he said overhead to
in terms of his actual working in the governance, toward the governance of this country ,-com,-com ma again and again i learn from both republicans and democrats that he doesn't have the skill set as lyndon johnson had for instance, how to manipulate the levers of power in washington or ronald reagan who would get get together at the end of the day with tip o'neill, the democratic speaker of the house, have a drink with him, reminisce, tell jokes and then start working out how to get a bill...
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this right here, it's a story of some government and politics and small town life. mr. fricke, the leading write-in vote getter told "the new york times" that politics has lost its luster, even in small towns. oh, gee, i wonder why. thank you, washington. but it's also a story, an interesting story about unemployment. you have a job available, one that only pays a hundred bucks a month, and nobody wants it. and that in this economy is very, very rare. a job nobody will take. for most available jobs, there are lines out the door of qualified applicants. and that is the most important fact about not just the economy, but about what is happening in washington right now, as we speak. the biggest deal, the biggest problem with a deal that has not been struck in congress is coming up next. [ male announcer ] it's that time of year again. time for citi price rewind. because your daughter really wants that pink castle thing. and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get re
this right here, it's a story of some government and politics and small town life. mr. fricke, the leading write-in vote getter told "the new york times" that politics has lost its luster, even in small towns. oh, gee, i wonder why. thank you, washington. but it's also a story, an interesting story about unemployment. you have a job available, one that only pays a hundred bucks a month, and nobody wants it. and that in this economy is very, very rare. a job nobody will take. for most...
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and they created this government in exile. my father broadcast over bbc, altering the war to the resistance movement. and i lived through the blitz. >> so your family stayed in london. >> well, we were in london all through blitz, and finally moved out to the countryside, in '43, '44. and we stayed in england until 1945 when my father went back and worked for the foreign minister. >> and i don't want to make this about your family. but the parallels are amazing, because mrs. brzezinski eventually got to london, and like millions of people, they had to move most of the kids outside of london to avoid the blitz, right? >> right. and then we all came to america. and the amazing part is how well -- i mean, i've known mika since she was really little, mainly because dr. brzezinski was my professor at columbia and it turns out that her mother went to wellesley, where i also went. a couple of years older than i. >> it is amazing. so explain. i want to draw out something i brought up before. colin powell had always said, because he se
and they created this government in exile. my father broadcast over bbc, altering the war to the resistance movement. and i lived through the blitz. >> so your family stayed in london. >> well, we were in london all through blitz, and finally moved out to the countryside, in '43, '44. and we stayed in england until 1945 when my father went back and worked for the foreign minister. >> and i don't want to make this about your family. but the parallels are amazing, because mrs....
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this right here, it's a story of some government and politics and small town life. mr. fricke, the leading write-in vote getter told "the new york times" that politics has lost his luster, even in small towns. oh, gee, i wonder why. thank you, washington. but it's also a story, an interesting story about unemployment. you have a job available, one that only pays a hundred bucks a month, and nobody wants it. and that in this economy is very, very rare. a job nobody will take. for most available jobs, there are lines out the door of qualified applicants. and that is the most important fact about not just the economy, but about what is happening in washington right now, as we speak. the biggest deal, the biggest problem with a deal that has not been struck in congress is coming up next. hey sis, it's so great to see you. you, too! oh, cloudy glasses. you didn't have to come over! actually, honey, i think i did... oh? you did? whoa, ladies, easy. hi. cascade kitchen counselor. we can help avoid this with cascade complete pacs. see, over time, cascade complete pacs fight fil
this right here, it's a story of some government and politics and small town life. mr. fricke, the leading write-in vote getter told "the new york times" that politics has lost his luster, even in small towns. oh, gee, i wonder why. thank you, washington. but it's also a story, an interesting story about unemployment. you have a job available, one that only pays a hundred bucks a month, and nobody wants it. and that in this economy is very, very rare. a job nobody will take. for most...
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these guys took a great chance and they risked their lives and a lot of people died so we did have a government where the states took place. the irony that i bring up and i read about the tea party is that in fact there is not a lot in common between the contemporary tea parties and the fiscal policy ideas about the fiscal policy. david mccullough on 60 minutes the last few weeks was talking about the fact that we have become historical the illiterate in his opinion and they asked him why that was. i wonder what you think about that. can i ask that question? >> do you agree? >> it is the fault of my wonderful profession. i don't think we teach history as it should be taught. it was a wonderful story about the past that helped to answer questions about our president, and i think the better that we teach history and the further that we get away from the fact driven textbooks and the wonderful stories we tell, the more our children and ourselves will understand how extraordinarily exciting our history is and how important it is to know. [applause] >> next from the georgetown university law center
these guys took a great chance and they risked their lives and a lot of people died so we did have a government where the states took place. the irony that i bring up and i read about the tea party is that in fact there is not a lot in common between the contemporary tea parties and the fiscal policy ideas about the fiscal policy. david mccullough on 60 minutes the last few weeks was talking about the fact that we have become historical the illiterate in his opinion and they asked him why that...
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should congress trust the government? >> thank you for giving me a chance to clarify it that. my point is exactly the same. since the 1930s we have not given the market chance. the system is built up to be dependent on government programs. nobody really knows what a free market system would be any more. i think congress will have a reluctance to go there because congress will be told by the realtors and homebuilders that it is too dangerous. this will ruin the housing market and they will all be blamed for it. it is not impossible to think we will go back to a free-market system but congress will be very wary because that is going into the unknown at this point. >> other questions? over here? >> good evening and thank you for the opportunity. it was an excellent presentation this evening. i am charles madonna will, grad student at --mcgonagle. i am talking about a serious debate that occurred in 2005 in fannie whereby he mentions whether to stay the course and remain as a niche player in the mortgage market or enter the s
should congress trust the government? >> thank you for giving me a chance to clarify it that. my point is exactly the same. since the 1930s we have not given the market chance. the system is built up to be dependent on government programs. nobody really knows what a free market system would be any more. i think congress will have a reluctance to go there because congress will be told by the realtors and homebuilders that it is too dangerous. this will ruin the housing market and they will...
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just between him and mitt romney, but a choice between different ideologies, different approaches to government, between different sets of visions and values. and everything he did in that time frame he kept trying to tether to this big idea he had about a choice. and when i wrote the book, of course, we didn't know how things would end up on november 6, 2012, but, um, i looked at how he developed his governing strategy and his electoral strategy, and it really culminated in november. so this is the back story to what happened in this presidential campaign. >> david corn, "showdown" is his most recent book. we're here at the national press club. >> david nassau recounts the life of joseph p. kennedy, patriarch of the political family that included president john f. kennedy and senators robert kennedy and edward kennedy. the author examines joseph kennedy's career in business and politics which included ventures in wall street, hollywood and founding chairman of the securities and exchange commission. this is a little under an hour. [applause] >> thank you all. delighted to be here. as i tell my
just between him and mitt romney, but a choice between different ideologies, different approaches to government, between different sets of visions and values. and everything he did in that time frame he kept trying to tether to this big idea he had about a choice. and when i wrote the book, of course, we didn't know how things would end up on november 6, 2012, but, um, i looked at how he developed his governing strategy and his electoral strategy, and it really culminated in november. so this...
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so at the time of the persian gulf war, bud's thoughts were on the fact that it took the government 15 years to deal with agent orange. adding to this was he and his wife's anxiety and the fact that their surviving son jim, who's here in the front row, was deployed in the gulf. and as soon as president bush began the deployments, bud called secretary of defense cap weinberger to urge that daily positions be taken of all tactical units, be recorded so that future studies concerning health effects could take place. should there be chemicals. bud worked tirelessly in this effort. he never stopped fighting for those unprotected. and i think it's a good illustration of the man and his life. so with that, i'll stop. we have time or for questions, i'll take them. i've just tried to introduce you to the story. many of you know the story of this remarkable man h but i'd be honored to take questions. and if you just, there's a microphone over here, we'll start right now. thank you. [applause] .. >> of course, bud was committed to a high-low mix, and committed to a nuclear navy, and was not inter
so at the time of the persian gulf war, bud's thoughts were on the fact that it took the government 15 years to deal with agent orange. adding to this was he and his wife's anxiety and the fact that their surviving son jim, who's here in the front row, was deployed in the gulf. and as soon as president bush began the deployments, bud called secretary of defense cap weinberger to urge that daily positions be taken of all tactical units, be recorded so that future studies concerning health...
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we have basically one party government and i'm curious what that means. >> how does he use it. >> a liberal panacea for the first time. >> and you went with a conserve tf potential rising star in south carolina who is struggling. >> nikki haley is struggling in her state. at the same time, she's a big national figure. the republicans are looking for diverse faces, and she's one of the leading ones. i'm curious to see what she does. >> stephanie, your picks were -- one was predictable, one was a little unpredictable. >> i picked elizabeth warren who is my home state's new senator. she has senator kennedy's seat so it's important to me. i think she's probably the most high-profile freshman senator. >> without a doubt, probably since hillary clinton? >> i think you're right. and she's coming in the same way, keeping her head down, looking for people to work with, reach across the aisle, moderating. i don't know, i don't want to guess, but i know there are some great things she can accomplish there. potentially, it's rumored she could be on the senate banking committee, her area of expertise. t
we have basically one party government and i'm curious what that means. >> how does he use it. >> a liberal panacea for the first time. >> and you went with a conserve tf potential rising star in south carolina who is struggling. >> nikki haley is struggling in her state. at the same time, she's a big national figure. the republicans are looking for diverse faces, and she's one of the leading ones. i'm curious to see what she does. >> stephanie, your picks were --...
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the government has a very hard time explaining why the government needs to do this. what interest is served by penalizing married couples who happen to be of the same that. the proposition 8 case is a much more dicey proposition because of the case goes up in his car form, and there a race they could merit, but it basically is massive 44 states that don't have same-sex marriage start allowing them. that would be politically incendiary. imagine telling mississippi and alabama and texas company have to start performing same-sex marriages are in violation of the constitution. the justices are very aware of the political risk there. i think they will deny him the proposition 8 k. scum which means same-sex marriage would come to california. that would mean approximately 20 to 25% of the people in the country to live in states that have same-sex marriage. i don't think there is anyone who believes that number is going to start to shrink rather than grow. i'm not particularly knowledgeable about the pennsylvania state of the debate here, but i assume it's not going to happe
the government has a very hard time explaining why the government needs to do this. what interest is served by penalizing married couples who happen to be of the same that. the proposition 8 case is a much more dicey proposition because of the case goes up in his car form, and there a race they could merit, but it basically is massive 44 states that don't have same-sex marriage start allowing them. that would be politically incendiary. imagine telling mississippi and alabama and texas company...
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the government has a very hard time explaining why the government needs to do this. what interest is served by penalizing married couples who happen to be of the same that. the proposition 8 case is a much more dicey proposition because of the case goes up in his car form, and there a race they could merit, but it basically is massive 44 states that don't have same-sex marriage start allowing them. that would be politically incendiary. imagine telling mississippi and alabama and texas company have to start performing same-sex marriages are in violation of the constitution. the justices are very aware of the political risk there. i think they will deny him the proposition 8 k. scum which means same-sex marriage would come to california. that would mean approximately 20 to 25% of the people in the country to live in states that have same-sex marriage. i don't think there is anyone who believes that number is going to start to shrink rather than grow. i'm not particularly knowledgeable about the pennsylvania state of the debate here, but i assume it's not going to happe
the government has a very hard time explaining why the government needs to do this. what interest is served by penalizing married couples who happen to be of the same that. the proposition 8 case is a much more dicey proposition because of the case goes up in his car form, and there a race they could merit, but it basically is massive 44 states that don't have same-sex marriage start allowing them. that would be politically incendiary. imagine telling mississippi and alabama and texas company...